バリスティックス
©1991 Coconuts
©1991 Psygnosis Limited.
Release : 1991-12-13 (¥6900)
HuCard (2 Mbits) CJ0001
Sport / Pinball game
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Released in America as
BALLISTIX
( TGX030059 )
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Ballistix is a futuristic sport game by Psygnosis and published by Coconuts.
The game can be played against a CPU opponent
or a human player. The object of Ballistix is to shoot at a black
ball (called the 'puck') and to push it into the opponent's goal with a cannon. But things are not so
simple and magnetic fields and other special tiles can affect its trajectory - they include arrows
accelerating the ball in one direction, transportation holes and bumpers. Special icons also appear
on the playfield and can freeze the opponent's cannon for a short amount of time.
The game features hundred levels and a two simultaneous player mode.
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Teaser text from the American version:
It's chaos in Ballistix Stadium! You're a techno-gladiator in the wildest
ballgame in the galaxy. The alien claw drops the puck. You fire balls at warp
speed, blasting it toward the enemy goal. Ricochet it walls and bumpers.
Hit a splitter and balls explode in a swarming barrage! The field changes to
make every level more intense. Acid pools swallow the puck. Pitch arrows
propel it. Your enemy cannons it into a tunnel and it shots out toward your
goal! Get a shield to save it! Score big to enter your name in the Hall of
fame in a nonstop Ballistix frenzy. It's more action any game on earth!
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I don't really mind (and actually respect) game companies that
try to create original and unusual game concepts. Ballistix is an interesting
mix of ideas borrowed from various genres including Soccer, Pinball and
Breakout... or "attempted mix" I should rather say. Sadly, Psygnosis
didn't manage to get it quite right and I only wished they had pushed the
concept a little bit further. The game becomes
rapidly boring and controls are incredibly awkward.
The game's teaser text says "It's chaos in Ballistix Stadium!"
and you can't imagine how true this statement is. Ballistix is just a mess
and is really badly executed.
This is a real shame... Psygnosis
created some incredible titles such as Barbarian, Deep Space and Terrorpods.
I don't know why they ended up converting this one for the PC Engine system
and not a stronger title from their library...
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